The rewards of culling and selling...

I think the rewards of wardrobe culling and selling on eBay are not apparent until one sits down to calculate the total dollar amount of what has been sold. A dollar here and $20 there may not seem like much, but before you know it that new purchase which made you feel a little bit guilty has basically paid for itself with eBay proceeds!

Towards the end of last year the sale proceeds of 13 dresses, a pair of pants, a pair of boots and a belt *almost* covered my purchase of two gorgeous jackets... an IRO cropped boucle jacket and an Etoile Isabel Marant tweed blazer:

Isabel Marant on the left and IRO on the right - both gorgeous, but neither lined!

What would you rather... 16 items that you no longer wear for various reasons, hanging around in your wardrobe taking up space and causing you frustration each morning you go to get dressed, or a couple of items that you have been lusting after?

Also just out of interest I calculated that my most recent eBay sales (up until this last week) *almost* covered my entire Net-a-Porter order made earlier this month. I say *almost* because eBay and PayPal fees are a killer.

It's high Summer here in Oz, but I'm already hanging out for Winter to wear my new Winter woolies!

Hello, just discovered your blog! I am doing the same right now, I sold over 50 items from my wardrobe (I cannot believe how many unnecessary things I have accumulated in the recent years!) and the sales do amount to a pretty sum..I want to invest the money in a pair of Isabel Marant boots (if they should ever be available again) and maybe a cropped jacket for spring..I is quite a rewarding feeling to say goodbye to stuff that I never wear and enjoy the empty closet and new, great clothes!xJohanna

Thanks... believe it or not I have already worn the IM one because my office has been an ice box in this weather. I must admit though carrying it to work in 30 degree plus weather does seem a little silly :)